A WOMAN'S body has been found at the cliffs this morning.
Emergency services recovered the body at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, at about 7am this morning.
The woman has not yet been identifed and she is currently in the hands of the coroner.
Sussex Police and Birling Gap and Eastbourne coastguard teams were involved in the incident.
Police said they are still at the scene.
A police spokeswoman said: "Emergency services were called to Beachy Head at 7.15am after reports of a body of a woman had been found.
"The body has not been identified.
"It's in the hands of the coroner now."
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